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Installation of Free Pascal on a AmigaOS 4 machine

You need:

an AmigaOS4 machine or emulated UAE
OS 4.0 or better
much RAM
binary release of Free Pascal for PowerPC Amiga

Installation

Unpack the archive file to a temp folder (not RAM: because usually it will be too big)
Start the installer follow instructions
Restart Amiga

Crosscompile from Linux

Docker container

There is a ready to use docker container with Free Pascal and Lazarus

Download archive [1]
follow instructions inside the archive

Create cross compiler

This section describe how the Free Pascal compiler with all units can be created under a linux system. This could be important if you start without a working Free Pascal at Amiga.

A working linux system (CPU is not important, i386 and x64 tested other platform might work)
Latest stable Free Pascal compiler for your Linux (atm. Version = 3.2) (e.g. at Ubuntu/Debian apt-get install fpc)
You need a the AmigaOS4 binutils e.g. Cross binutils vasm/vlink
Get the latest Free Pascal source
- via svn: svn checkout http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk fpc
- via zip: from the Freepascal Development Page
A folder fpc is created with the sources inside, change to the folder

cd fpc

Now everything is set for make the compiler, we choose zipinstall to create directly a packed version fpc-3.3.1.powerpc-amiga.tar.gz

make zipinstall CPU_TARGET=powerpc OS_TARGET=amiga

In case opting for the vasm/vlink binutils (instead of the gnu binutils):

make zipinstall CPU_TARGET=powerpc OS_TARGET=amiga CROSSOPT="-XV -Avasm"

now you have a complete archive with the Amiga freepascal compiler with all units and some utilities

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 * OS 4.0 or better
 * much RAM
-* official AmigaOS4 SDK
+* binary release of [https://freepascal.org/down/powerpc/amigaos.html Free Pascal for PowerPC Amiga]
-* binary release of [http://blog.alb42.de/fpc-amigaos-4/ FPC-AmigaOS4]
 === Installation ===
-* Unpack the archive file to a folder where you like to have the installation
+* Unpack the archive file to a temp folder (not RAM: because usually it will be too big)
-* Create an assign FreePascal: to the ''pp'' folder (for example in s:user-startup)
+* Start the installer follow instructions
-* Add the binary location to path ''Freepascal:bin/powerpc-amiga'' (for example in s:user-startup)
+* Restart Amiga
-* if you do not want to create an assign you can also edit the ''fpc.cfg'' and ''fp.cfg'' and add your personal path directly there
 === Crosscompile from Linux ===
-This section describe how the freepascal compiler with all units can be created under a linux system. This could be important if you start without a working Free Pascal at Amiga.
+==== Docker container ====
+There is a ready to use docker container with Free Pascal and Lazarus
+* Download archive [http://www.alb42.de/prgs/CrossAmigaLazarus.tar.gz]
+* follow instructions inside the archive
+==== Create cross compiler ====
+This section describe how the Free Pascal compiler with all units can be created under a linux system. This could be important if you start without a working Free Pascal at Amiga.
 * A working linux system (CPU is not important, i386 and x64 tested other platform might work)
-* A freepascal compiler for this linux (Version = 3.0) (e.g. at Ubuntu/Debian <code lang=shell>apt-get install fpc</code>)
+* Latest stable Free Pascal compiler for your Linux (atm. Version = 3.2) (e.g. at Ubuntu/Debian <code lang=shell>apt-get install fpc</code>)
-* You need a the AmigaOS4 binutils (TODO: source/manual)
+* You need a the AmigaOS4 binutils e.g. [[Cross binutils vasm/vlink]]
-* Get the latest freepascal source
+* Get the latest Free Pascal source
 ** via svn: ''svn checkout [http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk] fpc''
 ** via zip: from the [http://freepascal.org/develop.var Freepascal Development Page]
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 cd fpc
 </source>
-* Now everything is set for make the compiler, we choose <code>zipinstall</code> to create directly a packed version <code lang=shell>fpc-3.1.1.powerpc-amiga.tar.gz</code>
+* Now everything is set for make the compiler, we choose <code>zipinstall</code> to create directly a packed version <code lang=shell>fpc-3.3.1.powerpc-amiga.tar.gz</code>
 <source lang=text>
 make zipinstall CPU_TARGET=powerpc OS_TARGET=amiga
 </source>
+: In case opting for the vasm/vlink binutils (instead of the gnu binutils):
+<source lang=text>
+make zipinstall CPU_TARGET=powerpc OS_TARGET=amiga CROSSOPT="-XV -Avasm"
+</source>
 * now you have a complete archive with the Amiga freepascal compiler with all units and some utilities